**Role Summary/Purpose:**

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Enterprise Authentication & Directory Services is a high impact, technical executive responsible for the global architecture, engineering, and lifecycle management of the enterprise identity fabric at Synchrony . This leader will drive the strategic modernization of traditional, on-premises Active Directory (AD) environments into cloud-first, unified identity platforms centered on Microsoft Entra ID. The ideal candidate combines deep engineering expertise in directory infrastructure with advanced technical project management frameworks to execute secure, complex enterprise identity migrations on time and within scope.

**CORE RESPONSIBILITIES**

**1. Identity Strategy & Modernization (Active Directory to Entra ID)**

+ On-Premises Deprecation: Lead the multi-year modernization and migration roadmap and transition strategy away from legacy Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS...